The size, specs etc are enough for me to want it and the only thing i am waiting on is what price it will be available for on contract before i make up my mind to wait for it or just get the original note.

Priceless!!! I'm going to start asking this next time I see something about flagship cause lately all the forums I'm on have been overrun with people stating they were only going to buy a particular phone if it's a flagship.

The way I see flagship is a phone that launches first of it's kind.
Note 1 = Flagship
Note 2 = Sucessor

Another thing I'd like to know is how it feels holding or using the phone in comparison to the original. It's supposed to be narrower and less thick, but if that's negligible from the original, then I might have reservations.

Priceless!!! I'm going to start asking this next time I see something about flagship cause lately all the forums I'm on have been overrun with people stating they were only going to buy a particular phone if it's a flagship.

The way I see flagship is a phone that launches first of it's kind.
Note 1 = Flagship
Note 2 = Sucessor

My definition of flagship is slightly different from yours. In my standards, for a phone to be a flagship, it must, by order of importance:

1. Get good support after purchase (i.e., software and firmware updates)
2. Not be a previous model that was merely modified (i.e., put on steroids). In other words, the phone must be a new creation, not a souped up version of a previous model.
3. Be highly publicized in media outlets; generate lots of consumer hype prior to release
4. Be sold internationally, not in select countries

Here's something else I'd like to bring up: The Galaxy Note 1 has a predecessor, according to Wikipedia. It was the Infuse 4G. Want proof? Here it is: Samsung Galaxy Note - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Look at the table on the right side of the page. Looking up the Infuse on Wikipedia will say that the Note 1 is the successor.

I know that the saying goes that you shouldn't believe everything you read, but this is something to think about. After all, once you get a phone and sign a contract, you're stuck with it for almost 2 years. So you have to get the right phone and still say to yourself months afterward, "I made the right choice." I failed miserably in that department and therefore am itching for 12/31 to come, which is when I can choose between the Galaxy S3 and the Note 2.

The Infuse, which is my current phone, did not get good support after purchase. For any of you who have this phone, I don't think the half-baked and delayed Gingerbread update can count as support. Also, at another forum, the Infuse was said to be a Samsung Captivate on steroids because of a slightly overclocked CPU and larger screen. I don't know about the publicity about this phone, but I don't think there was that much hype around the Infuse; I could be wrong about this. But one thing is for sure: it was definitely NOT sold internationally; it was only sold in North America, only on two carriers at that: AT&T and Rogers Wireless.

On the other hand, the Galaxy Note is sold internationally. I'm not so sure where the Note fits in the other criterion I listed here. Any clarification regarding this is appreciated.

Totally honest answer...i dont believe flagships exist anymore. At the rate that they churn out devices a phone cant hold that status long.

That being said...advertising with the s3 chsnged the game. I believe it fits all of the criteria you mention and though the note W will do well with a great following,I highly doubt it will take the place of the s3

Totally honest answer...i dont believe flagships exist anymore. At the rate that they churn out devices a phone cant hold that status long.

That being said...advertising with the s3 chsnged the game. I believe it fits all of the criteria you mention and though the note W will do well with a great following,I highly doubt it will take the place of the s3

It was sad what happened with the infuse. It was a great device

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Do you think the Note 2 will get the same level of advertisement like the SIII did?

So I was just researching the Note 2, and I found something that is a little disturbing for me.

On the Galaxy S3, the speaker grille is right next to the camera on top of the phone. The Note 2 has it on the bottom, like the Infuse and the Galaxy S2. Which position do you think is better: up top or down at the bottom?

Also, Mr. Ed, when you get your Note 2 on Thursday or whenever you do, can you please let us know if the camera on it has zero shutter lag? Since my previous post suggests that I never want to be stuck with another bad phone, I want to make sure that I am making the right choice. I really want to weigh my options between the Galaxy S3 and the Note 2 and make a careful and informed choice.

Needless to say, getting stuck with a bad and neglected phone (my phone always freezes up on me, requiring a reboot every time it does) is a consequence of not doing your homework of researching all the different phones being sold on a carrier before setting out to buy one. So from now on I'm going to make sure I do my homework before I get any new phone. You can tell that I've already started it; in fact, I started it after the Galaxy S3 was released. Only after I make a solid, unchanging decision on which phone to get and then ultimately getting that phone will my homework be completed; until those things happen though, I have to continue researching. And I'll have to do the homework each time come upgrade time.

It will be a real bummer if the note 2 speaker is down at the bottom. I have demonstrated numerous times to peopke that matter that it is muffled by hand when in thst location. I was super excited to see its location chsnged on the s3

Shutter lag is also a great question. That is a huge issue on the orig note.

I have no doubt the note 2 will receive heavy advertising like the orig and the s3 and 10.1 note.

Questions:
1) In the States are we getting the Exynos Quad 4, the MSM9860(dual core S4 w/Adreno 225), the MSM8960T(dual core S4 w/Adreno 320) or the APQ8064(quad core S4 w/Adreno 320)?
2) What is the release date for the States and what carriers are getting it?
3) Based on what you see when you get it, how much of an improvement is the new non-pentile screen versus the GSIII and the Nexus? How does it compare to the SLCD2 screens on the flagship HTC phones?
4) If Verizon gets it are they going to lock the bootloader down like the GSIII?

That's all I can think of for now. Thanks for being so cool about answering all our questions!

With photos,
one can turn the photo around and write on the back of it, much like a real photo. Now when you send that photo to someone, would it be one photo only showing the front or two photos. One showing the front and one showing the back?

Other than that, I look forward to your report and the insight of when Sprint gets it.

With photos,
one can turn the photo around and write on the back of it, much like a real photo. Now when you send that photo to someone, would it be one photo only showing the front or two photos. One showing the front and one showing the back?

Other than that, I look forward to your report and the insight of when Sprint gets it.

TS

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So, are you really gonna pay early termination on ATT to come back to Sprint?